A Protein Rule of Thumb

Check with your supervising health professionals for direction on how much protein you should have in your diet a day.

PROTEIN: Rule of thumb@75 grams a day When you eat foods that contain protein, they get broken down into basic units, called amino acids. Think of them as building blocks – like legos. These building blocks form muscles, blood cells, and the heart, brain and hormones and glands.. Proteins are needed to build our immune system. To put it simply, without adequate protein you would fall apart and be as weak as water and very ill.